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GIG ALERT: Christina & Tracey at the Cellar Bards

We have two wonderful guest poets / writers next month at the Cellar Bards, Christina Thatcher and Tracey Rhys will be joining us, and sharing their inspirational words which will be held at The Cellar Cafe, Cardigan on Friday 11th July, doors open at 7.30 pm. Entry fee is £5 which includes a free raffle.

Christina Thatcher grew up between a farm and a ranch house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She won a Marshall Scholarship to study in the UK and now lectures at Cardiff University. Her poetry and short stories have been widely published in literary magazines, including Ambit, Poetry Wales, The North and The Poetry Review. She has published two earlier collections, More than you were and How to Carry Fire. Christina has toured internationally, reading her work in the UK, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Switzerland and Romania. She lives with her gardener husband, Rich, and their cat, Miso


We also have Tracey Rhys who is a freelance writer and editor from South Wales. Her poems, stories and essays have appeared in Poetry Wales, New Welsh Review, Planet, The High Window, Dreich, Ink Sweat & Tears and numerous anthologies. A winner of the Poetry Archive's Now: Wordview competition, her writing has been listed for competitions including the Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Competition, the Poetry Wales Pamphlet Competition and the Cardiff International Poetry Competition. Her pamphlet Teaching a Bird to Sing was published in 2016. Bathing on the Roof is her first collection.

BARDIC BOOKS: Workshop and Reading with Christina Thatcher

 

I finally got my hair cut!

 

Cardiff Writer's Circle: Annual Short Story Competition

It was a joy to return to Cardiff Writers' Circle to judge their annual Short Story Competition ...  Congratulations all! Here's their round up of the night:

Throwback to Monday 23rd June, when we were thrilled to have 12 attendees join us for the Adjudication Event of our annual Short Story Competition - the winner and runners-up were announced, received their prizes, and graciously allowed pics to be taken for posterity! A huge round of applause goes to our winner, Gordon Harrop, who is fresh to CWC competitions. Gordon's winning entry served up some diabolical black humour, with a dark twist. Congratulations Gordon, and thank you for submitting such an entertaining and well-written piece! Gordon was joined on the podium by two of our long-standing members, Steve Pritchard and Angela Edwards Rigby, who are no strangers to receiving CWC awards and prizes. It was wonderful to hear their competition entries - Steve's story a page-turning "will-they-won't-they" following two elite athletes in the run-up to career-defining events, and Angela's a comical slice of life and small-town conflict in a sleepy parish.A massive thanks to our competition judge, celebrated writer Susie Wild, for her thoughtful and insightful feedback Susie is the published author of an award-winning short story collection and poetry collections, and of flash fiction in Wales Arts Review. She is Parthian's publishing editor specialising in fiction and poetry, and editor of the New Welsh Review. Susie judged our Short Story Competition three years ago, and it was a joy to have her return - she is an exceptional facilitator, and her feedback was invaluable

POETRY REVIEWS: The High Window

Lovely reviews for This Common Uncommon, Breaking a Mare and Bathing on the Roof on The High Window...

'simply magical' – Eric Ngalle Charles reviews Little Universe for Nation.Cymru

'Few writers compel you to pause and reflect, take a deep breath, and declare, “This is simply magical.” Natalie Ann Holborow is one of them. [...] In Little Universe, Natalie Ann Holborow invites us into a bidirectional loophole between two worlds, enabling us to appreciate those small moments. When it comes to memories, we must decide what we take with us and what we leave behind.' Thanks to Eric Ngalle Charles for this lovely review of Little Universe by Natalie Ann Holborow up on Nation.Cymru today!

Tôpher Mills on Christina Thatcher's Breaking a Mare

'The ebullient Christina Thatcher grew up between a farm and a ranch house in Pennsylvania. This book takes us into the heart of that world. Here we encounter a childhood filled with a stern, strong mother, hard work, young love, horses, bronco riding women and the harsh beauty of the wild. This is an extraordinary book with poems that captivate with passion, honesty and whip crack intensity.'

PHOTO: Poets at Cardiff Library

A lovely evening of poetry on a hot, hot night in Cardiff last night with Christina Thatcher, Tracey Rhys and Rhian Elizabeth!

Storyville Books Presents: A Pride Book Fair!

 

This Saturday in Ponty! I'll be looking after the Parthian table... 10-3, come say hi

Joshua Jones & Christina Thatcher are reading at 1pm ...
Introducing Storyville Books' first Pride Book Fair! We'll be welcoming LGBTQ+ writers, artists, and poets to celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusive literature and talent. Including talks and craft vendors there will be a lot to discover.
All are welcome and entry is absolutely free!

GIFT BOX: Happy World Environment Day from Gower Lavender and poet Rae Howells

 

Happy World Environment Day from Gower Lavender and poet Rae Howells who say:

We are choosing to celebrate the bees, they are why we do what we do... Why not join us in celebrate with a Bee lover's Lavender Gift Set
Pay tribute to the humble bumble bee with a lavender gift set that’s sure to delight the bee lover in your life. We’ve stuffed this unique hamper with a gorgeous selection of bee-inspired local loveliness, from a beautiful book of bee-inspired poetry, The language of bees, a jar of Gower honey from the hives at Little Walterstone Farm, a Gower-made beeswax candle, a Gower-made bee decoration, a honey dipper, a beeswax lip balm and a bar of our signature lavender soap.